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Becky removes an elaborate silver caduceus from inside a green chest.
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Becky exclaims, "This is a truly wonderful item!"
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Becky exclaims, "Ever lie face down in ground, and been kicked. Well,
with this item you don't have to worry about being beaten when you'r
down!"
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Becky smiles.
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Becky says, "This item is truly expensive."
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Becky says, "If you die it will protect you."
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You say, "lifekeep :) not bad"
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Becky looks over at you and shakes her head.
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Becky says, "Even better."
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Becky says, "If someone dies around you it will stun all that are
around you."
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Becky put an elaborate silver caduceus on top of the display table.
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Becky smiles at you.
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Becky exclaims, "This is my last item!"
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Becky the Auctioneer *BANGS* her gavel! "The auction is now open. The
minimum bid is 6000 silvers. Who will give me 6000 silvers for an
elaborate silver caduceus?"
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You bid 8000 silvers. The next bid must be at least 8400 silvers.
Rathorn just handed Bleeds some coins.
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Becky exclaims, "This is a truly unique item!"
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Becky exclaims, "Buy it for profit!"
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Becky exclaims, "A lord will buy it for much more!"
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Becky exclaims, "But only you can buy it now!"
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Becky exclaims, "This is a truly remarkable item!"
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Becky exclaims, "Only one like it in the lands!"
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Becky smiles at Rathorn.
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Becky exclaims, "It will stun all that hurt you or your companions!"
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Becky exclaims, "Do I hear more!"
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*BANG* goes Becky's gavel. "GOING ONCE," she cries!
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Becky smiles at you.
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Becky exclaims, "This is my last item, and the most powerful!"
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*BANG* goes Becky's gavel for the second time. "GOING TWICE," she
exclaims.
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Becky exclaims, "Do I hear more!"
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Becky exclaims, "Last chance!"
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Becky asks, "Are you going to let Manny walk out with this for free?"
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You say, "pound de gavel :)"
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*BANG*! "Sold to Manny for 8000 silvers," exclaims Becky the
Auctioneer!The auctioneer's assistants quickly shift the lot from the
top of the display table to underneath it, to make room for the next
lot.
One of the auctioneer's many assistants approaches you and relieves you
of the burden of all that silver. "Please go forward and pick up your
property from underneath the display table," he says.
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Becky smiles at you.
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Becky applauds.
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Becky bows.
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Under the display table you see an elaborate silver caduceus.
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Becky curtsies.
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Becky says, "My tent is now closed."
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You remove an elaborate silver caduceus from under the display table.
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Becky just hugged Rathorn.
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Becky hugs you.
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You say, "gotta see what it does :)"
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You stand back up.
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Bleeds says, "Um...Manny"
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You bow to Becky.
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Becky exclaims, "Thank you all for coming!"
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Rathorn says, "Someone has to die silly"
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Bleeds says, "you have to die to do that"
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Becky says, "Manny, congratulations."
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Remex smiles.
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Becky says, "You have a truly remarkable item."
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You say, "thank you"
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Becky waves.
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You say, "now were can i get killed fast ..."
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You chuckle.
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Becky starts chuckling at you!
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You wave.
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Becky waves.
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[Kelfour's, Bazaar]
This is the broad open area before the tents. The press of crowds and
the frantic activity here make you want to get on with your business
and to be extremely wary of pickpockets. You also see a promenade
leading the the Town Bazaar, a large sign, a large tent, a green tent,
a yellow tent, a red striped tent, a red sign, a yellow sign and a
green sign.
Also here: Glynn.
Obvious paths: south.
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[General Notes:
Nothing has been edited/deleted from this capture! This is ALL the activity
in the newbie auction tent. There's no more than half a dozen of us present.
I only won the bidding because everyone else had already reached his or her
item limit. I had about 8,000 coins to my name at the time, so buying this
basically used up my life's savings for this newly re-rolled character. I
never did figure out everything the Caduceus did. I sold it the a couple of
days later to Lord Kodos for the huge amount (at the time) of 75,000 coins,
which was more money than I had seen in months of playing. I hope he got his
money's worth!]
[Auction Notes:
I believe this is either the August 1993 or August 1994 GEnie Hot Summer
Nights Auction. As I recall, the auction limit was set at either one or two
items per character. From what I can remember, the tents where levels 1-5,
6-10, 11-15, 16-20, and 20+ to handle the games few Lords and Ladies. There
where more items than there where players, so basically if you showed up you
where eventually bound to get something.
The expectation of getting an item at an auction was not an unreasonable one
at that time. After all, it cost this average player a couple hundred dollars
US for the privilege. (Basic Genie hourly rate for 300-1200 baud access, 2400
baud premium connection surcharge, daytime access surcharge, toll call due to
not having a local access number, etc. easily brought my bill to over $20 an
hour at times, and a couple hundred dollars to play an entire weekend.) To
replicate this in today's GemStone III, imagine having an auction run like
they currently do game quests, where the entrance ticket cost you $200.00 US,
but you where guaranteed at least one unique item over the course of the
weekend in return.]
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